by cynthiapeterson | Nov 12, 2019 | Community Events, Uncategorized
This week we celebrated Veteran’s Day. At Plaza Ignacio Park, directly across from our home, our community held a lovely ceremony. There was a lovely tribute by a local choir, a 21-gun salute and powerful speeches. The ceremony was incredibly peaceful and very...
by cynthiapeterson | Nov 5, 2019 | Community Events, Uncategorized
This past weekend we hosted Friendsgiving at our home. To us, Friendsgiving is all about showing your friends gratitude for being in their lives; it’s a time for us to break bread and reminisce about great things that happened to us this year; and it’s a...
by cynthiapeterson | Oct 29, 2019 | Community Events, Uncategorized
It’s been a very odd month. Between the earthquake, power outages and now the wide-spread wildfires; we are all on high alert. The feeling of unpreparedness was really evident when we had a fire right in our city. We now have a packed bag, food, and water at the...
by cynthiapeterson | Oct 22, 2019 | Community Events, Uncategorized
This week as I left the gym I realized that I recognized a couple of the gals in class. I’m not a shy person, by any means, so I approached them to see if they recognized me too. Right away they asked “aren’t you Cienna’s mom?”. I was so...
by cynthiapeterson | Oct 15, 2019 | Community Events, Uncategorized
This week we felt multiple earthquakes in Martinez. They were, without a doubt, a scary wakeup call. My husband and I were getting ready to settle in for the night and all of a sudden our home started shaking. We rushed outside with no jackets, no shoes and no leash...
by cynthiapeterson | Oct 8, 2019 | Community Events, Uncategorized
Creating connections is by far one of my favorite things to do! Just yesterday I had the opportunity to connect two sweet families. They have children that are the same age, and both live in the heart of Downtown Martinez. Good, ol’ fashion connections...
